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ELECTRONIC REFERENCE BOOKS

   
  DATABASES
   
  • Academic Search Premier
    Updated daily. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating back to 1985.
     
  • Discovering Collection
    A comprehensive database to retrieve in-depth encyclopedia and reference book articles for the core curriculum areas of Literature, History, Biographies, Science, and Social Studies.
     
  • General Reference Center Gold
    Updated daily. Search Magazines, newspapers, and reference books, and trade publications for business, industry, current events, arts and sciences, sports, popular culture, and more.
     
  • Opposing Viewpoints in Context
    Viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and more.
     
  • TOPICsearch
    Full text; current events topics.
  WEBSITES
   
  • American Anthropological Association
    Links and references for anthropology, physical anthropology, archaeology, ethnography, general resources, listservs and discussion groups, online journals & libraries, museums, and professional organizations.
     
  • Colorado's Historic Newspaper Collection
    An ongoing project to digitize newspaper holdings of the Colorado Historical Society.
     
  • Eye Witness to History
    This Website highlights excerpts from primary source material, articles, and photographs about important people and events throughout history.
     
  • The History Channel
    Here you can find historical information and learning activities for all ages. Some features are: the classroom, historical calendar, exhibits, quiz, and more.
     
  • The History Place
    The History Place is a private, independent, Internet-only publication and is not affiliated with any political group or organization. Knowledgeable writers and historians write about topics such as American History, Nazi Germany and the Holocaust, and World History.
     
  • HyperHistory Online
    HyperHistory "depicts a full panorama of history" by including science, culture, religion, people, events, and politics into an interactive timeline.
     
  • Timelines of History
    Timelines on the site include: "a universal history, ancient history, timelines for countries, timelines of the U.S. states and timelines by subject, including and extensive film archive."
     
  • UNESCO World Heritage List
    The World Heritage List, compiled by UNESCO, consists of over 690 sites, monuments, or buildings that have been deemed to be culturally and historically significant on a worldwide scale.
     
  • World History
    E-texts and maps on Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and the 20th Century.
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